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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_Bird)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/29-year-old-man-and-a-18-year-old-woman/396803 "2007-03-23T09:32:00Z")
Is this wrong? What if the relationship is just about sex, but the woman is pretty inexperienced? She might also think this is more just a casual thing even though nothing has been promised or implied. This just a hypot… --- ## [Threatening calls from a number I can't trace.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threatening-calls-from-a-number-i-cant-trace/632294)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threatening-calls-from-a-number-i-cant-trace/632294 "2012-10-12T06:53:28Z")
I’ve been getting threatening calls from this number. They’ve been saying; “We know where you live.” “We’ve been following you.” and all this other stuff. I don’t know how to block calls on my cell, but I’ve been wond… --- ## [White Nationalism Crawls Out of the Shadows into the Spotlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-nationalism-crawls-out-of-the-shadows-into-the-spotlight/772503)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-nationalism-crawls-out-of-the-shadows-into-the-spotlight/772503 "2016-11-24T06:57:37Z")
All of you who are trying to “normalize” the players and elements in the new Trump Administration, who are saying liberals are just pissed because a Republican won and their candidate lost, who seem to have been hit by t… --- ## [What things that we currently consider benign will eventually be labeled dangerous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-that-we-currently-consider-benign-will-eventually-be-labeled-dangerous/716172)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-that-we-currently-consider-benign-will-eventually-be-labeled-dangerous/716172 "2015-04-01T16:18:21Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but I’m not sure what search terms to use in the search engine to find the thread. Anyway, smoking wasn’t always considered bad. Now it is one of the worst things you can do for your … --- ## [Is there any other way to get to Heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way-to-get-to-heaven/518678)
**Author:** [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-other-way-to-get-to-heaven/518678 "2009-12-09T22:56:53Z")
I had my cousin the evangelist visit and stay at my place this past weekend. I warn him evey time not to engage me into any kind of religious debate but he never learns. During one of our conversations I asked him if so… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - March 2016 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591 "2016-04-03T04:00:56Z")
It’s looking like “in like a lamb” tomorrow out here at the base of the Wasatch Mountain Range, so April ought to be a treat… I’m about a third of the way through Conspiracy in Death by JD Robb. Glorious potato chip rea… --- ## [How to keep an open bottle of champagne good for a few days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-an-open-bottle-of-champagne-good-for-a-few-days/579604)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-an-open-bottle-of-champagne-good-for-a-few-days/579604 "2014-07-14T16:52:56Z")
The title pretty much says it all. China Wife enjoys bubbly a bit, but we usually don’t drink the full bottle. If it could keep for a few days, champagne would be a lot more cost effective and popular in this household. … --- ## [Does "Freedom of Religion" include "Freedom from Religion"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-freedom-of-religion-include-freedom-from-religion/700271)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-freedom-of-religion-include-freedom-from-religion/700271 "2014-10-11T14:24:05Z")
Not according to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. At a speech he gave this Wednesday at Colorado Christian University No pretext here-the Pledge is to honor God. The article further notes that Explicitly? Her… --- ## [Have you ever choked on a piece of food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-choked-on-a-piece-of-food/607825)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-choked-on-a-piece-of-food/607825 "2015-12-17T17:34:15Z")
I have to remind myself to chew my food thoroughly, and I often don’t. A Tater Tot incident a few years back scared the sheeeeit out of me, and I remember every second of it as if it just happened. Thankfully I dislodged… --- ## [What is Trump a symptom of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trump-a-symptom-of/747614)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-trump-a-symptom-of/747614 "2016-03-03T17:11:47Z")
The starting premise is that this is not rational - to have effectively a joke candidate be taken seriously by the electorate at all, never mind for this long. If you think it is rational then maybe start another thread. … --- ## [They make orange juice now that has pineapple juice mixed in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-make-orange-juice-now-that-has-pineapple-juice-mixed-in/651924)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-make-orange-juice-now-that-has-pineapple-juice-mixed-in/651924 "2013-03-28T17:54:02Z")
I bought some without realizing it, but damn is it good. It’s OJ without the bitter tang. --- ## [Something for Conservatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-for-conservatives/806671)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-for-conservatives/806671 "2018-01-30T15:33:13Z")
It’s enlightening, sure to piss off a certain few and completely explains many facets of our frustration with the political left. http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/12/mike-rowe-destroys-woman-who-wants-him-fired-for-being-… --- ## [Karl finally answers the telemarketer's call - short and oh so sweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-finally-answers-the-telemarketers-call-short-and-oh-so-sweet/375806)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karl-finally-answers-the-telemarketers-call-short-and-oh-so-sweet/375806 "2006-10-11T07:17:53Z")
I’m not sure why, but I finally decided to pick up the phone yesterday when the telemarketer called. Perhaps it was the fact that this person (or, at least, someone from the same office, with the same number) had called … --- ## [ST: Deep Space Nine, Best and worst episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-deep-space-nine-best-and-worst-episodes/560835)
**Author:** [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-deep-space-nine-best-and-worst-episodes/560835 "2010-11-22T16:21:30Z")
The Voyager thread is still going, so why not keep the theme going. I’m watching through the series in order for the first time and just finished In the Pale Moonlight. It took awhile for that one to sink in. It’s the… --- ## [Mad-Men: 4.05 "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-05-the-chrysanthemum-and-the-sword-open-spoilers/551119)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-05-the-chrysanthemum-and-the-sword-open-spoilers/551119 "2010-08-29T01:38:08Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Don and Pete go against Roger in efforts to win a new account. \[/QUOTE\] Based on the sneak peek it looks like we haven’t seen the last of Miss Blankenship. --- ## ["National Opt-Out Day" -- Aw, Fuck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-opt-out-day-aw-fuck/560978)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-opt-out-day-aw-fuck/560978 "2010-11-25T01:22:34Z")
I have plans to fly next Wednesday evening. Yep, the night before Thanksgiving. I usually go out of my way to avoid traveling on this day, but for various reasons there are no better options for me this year. So I just … --- ## [I'm an old Canadian and America is starting to freak me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-old-canadian-and-america-is-starting-to-freak-me-out/770546)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-old-canadian-and-america-is-starting-to-freak-me-out/770546 "2016-11-09T15:47:37Z")
Back in the 60s, my peers(baby boomers) in Canada and the US seemed so progressive. We united in opposition to Vietnam and support for civil rights . Thanks to Donald Trump it appears that a substantial group of these … --- ## [The torture of a twelve year old girl? Time to leave...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-torture-of-a-twelve-year-old-girl-time-to-leave/244102)
**Author:** [@alaricthegoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alaricthegoth)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-torture-of-a-twelve-year-old-girl-time-to-leave/244102 "2004-05-12T16:24:10Z")
This is not a rant. This is an appeal for thoughtful analysis on the part of those who would have us "stay the course ", (including JFK, by the way) Please, let us not quibble abouth the factual accuracy of the charge … --- ## [8: The Mormon Propositon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-the-mormon-propositon/552028)
**Author:** [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-the-mormon-propositon/552028 "2010-09-14T16:15:54Z")
I just watched 8: The Mormon Propositionthis weekend. This is a documentary centered on the LDS church’s involvement in funding the Prop 8 campaign in California’s 2008 election. I have to say that I ended the movie fe… --- ## [Stupid concepts in video games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-concepts-in-video-games/226352)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-concepts-in-video-games/226352 "2004-03-28T06:00:00Z")
“Al Bhed Primers” in Final Fantasy X and X-2. Nobody learns a language one letter at a time! Why not have them learn all the words starting with A then B and so on? Assembling weapons from materials found while fighting… --- ## [Who are you to decide what I do with my life, bitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-to-decide-what-i-do-with-my-life-bitch/460726)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-to-decide-what-i-do-with-my-life-bitch/460726 "2008-08-25T21:27:53Z")
A woman at work today was asking me if I have kids. I told her that I don’t have kids, which is the truth and about as far as I usually get in the discussion of offspring. Then she asked me if I wanted to have kids som… --- ## [Are companies lying about STEM jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-companies-lying-about-stem-jobs/688858)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-companies-lying-about-stem-jobs/688858 "2014-06-12T06:37:23Z")
Their was this recent article about STEM jobs saying we are telling young people we have this great shortage of them and to fill them we must import many immigrants while this man did some research saying their is NO sho… --- ## [Bikini line issues - Any chubby girls get waxed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-line-issues-any-chubby-girls-get-waxed/658326)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-line-issues-any-chubby-girls-get-waxed/658326 "2013-05-18T19:45:51Z")
I have been trying (and failing) to clean up my bikini line. I am shaving but ingrown hairs are a very big problem for me. I would like to go get waxed but I am a little overweight (in particular, my thighs are huge). I… --- ## [Second amendment remedies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-remedies/579741)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-remedies/579741 "2011-04-30T07:05:59Z")
Sharron Angle was not specifically talking about her Senate race against Harry Reid when she mentioned “second amendment remedies” in that infamous interview. She was not calling for Harry Reid to be assassinated. She wa… --- ## [What to do about immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-immigration/350258)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-immigration/350258 "2006-04-12T02:16:17Z")
What do we do about illegal immigrants? Heck if I know. Recently thousands took to the street to oppose Sen. Bill Frist’s proposal to make it a felony to be in the country without proper documentation. My gut reaction i… --- ## [Are there any languages where the colour orange and the fruit are totally different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-languages-where-the-colour-orange-and-the-fruit-are-totally-different/514907)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-languages-where-the-colour-orange-and-the-fruit-are-totally-different/514907 "2009-10-29T05:57:43Z")
The title is pretty self-explanatory, I think. Every language I can think of has either the exact same word or extremely similar words for “orange” the colour and “orange” the fruit. Are there any languages where this … --- ## [Obscenity in Narnia FanFiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscenity-in-narnia-fanfiction/589854)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscenity-in-narnia-fanfiction/589854 "2011-07-28T02:31:42Z")
This is a bit of a rant but I’m also trying to create an actual disucssion here. Why in the world does so much Narnia related fanfiction involve incest? Indeed the majority of the “pairings” in such stories involve in s… --- ## [Proof that (1+x)^n \>= 1+nx?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-1-x-n-1-nx/379887)
**Author:** [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-1-x-n-1-nx/379887 "2013-10-23T04:57:43Z")
Prove that (1+x)^n \>= 1+nx for x\>-1 and n any natural number. I just got done with a math test\*, and I could not for the life of me figure out the above. I was totally stumped. I rewrote it by defining y:=x+1 to obtai… --- ## [What is the minimum number of people needed for an orgy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-number-of-people-needed-for-an-orgy/561184)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-number-of-people-needed-for-an-orgy/561184 "2010-11-28T19:20:31Z")
The title says it all, but the poll is forthcoming (hurr hurr!) A typical dictionary definition of Orgy runs thus: A revel involving unrestrained sexual activity. You’ll note that no number is specified, and the param… --- ## [Eww, how can you eat that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eww-how-can-you-eat-that/757905)
**Author:** [@12mgdaily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12mgdaily)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eww-how-can-you-eat-that/757905 "2016-06-25T18:29:37Z")
What food do you enjoy eating that gets an “eww” reaction from those around you? I grew up in a city where scrapple is a popular food to eat. I grew up eating it. I don’t understand why so many feel it’s strange, unappea… --- ## [The Song Title Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-title-game/117578)
**Author:** [@JBERGES](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBERGES)\ **Replies:** 550\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2002, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-title-game/117578 "2002-07-12T02:51:58Z")
This game was going strong until the board lapse of last winter. The rules are simple: A word is picked, and the players must name song titles containing that word. Posters break into two teams, I’ll be on Team 1 and … --- ## [Snopes: Do people REALLY believe this crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopes-do-people-really-believe-this-crap/701236)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopes-do-people-really-believe-this-crap/701236 "2014-10-23T03:27:06Z")
I like to read the “What’s New” section of Snopes, which has a roundup of the current urban legends. These days there seems to be a whole bunch that are showing up that are plainly absurd. Some are obvious jokes. Snopes … --- ## [State Farm wants to know how many miles we drive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-farm-wants-to-know-how-many-miles-we-drive/701842)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-farm-wants-to-know-how-many-miles-we-drive/701842 "2017-01-21T04:57:01Z")
We recently Renewed our car insurance. State Farm wants an estimate of our miles per month/year. We actually don’t drive that much. I purchased a home only 3 miles from work in 1989. Most of our shopping and restaurants… --- ## [Which dead performer(s) would you bring back to life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dead-performer-s-would-you-bring-back-to-life/620228)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dead-performer-s-would-you-bring-back-to-life/620228 "2012-05-05T04:01:54Z")
In a follow-up post I will give the background for this poll, but for now choose no more than five from this list that you would raise from the dead so they could perform again and live longer. Public poll on the way, m… --- ## [Bratty kid? Am I over-reacting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bratty-kid-am-i-over-reacting/548933)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bratty-kid-am-i-over-reacting/548933 "2010-08-08T14:32:48Z")
Alex is 7. This neighbor kid he’s been playing with is 9. I don’t like him anymore. Here’s why. They’ve been trading Hot Wheels the last couple days. Alex asked me about it and I told both of them the trades will be 1:… --- ## ['Gray' Rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gray-rape/417237)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gray-rape/417237 "2007-09-04T18:06:24Z")
Cosmo’s got an article out about ‘gray’ rape – basically alcohol-induced date rape, or non-violent rape by a male friend. It’s sort of nauseating, and seems to be prompted by a) not wanting to label oneself a victim for … --- ## [Zootopia Seen it Thread. Spoilers probably](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zootopia-seen-it-thread-spoilers-probably/747977)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zootopia-seen-it-thread-spoilers-probably/747977 "2016-05-22T18:37:46Z")
No spoilers in the OP! Just got back from this movie and Disney is doing a great job in recent movies crafting a really fantastic story, and this is no exception. The animation is smooth, the voice acting is superb, th… --- ## [My daughter is sleeping in her closet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-is-sleeping-in-her-closet/506979)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-is-sleeping-in-her-closet/506979 "2009-08-23T05:49:36Z")
It started about a week ago. The littlest Trion (she’s 5) asked if she could sleep in her closet. The Mrs. and I said “sure”. We put down some blankets and made a comfortable area on the floor. We figured that she wo… --- ## [Do you think celebrities use steroids to get in shape for movie roles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-celebrities-use-steroids-to-get-in-shape-for-movie-roles/754589)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-celebrities-use-steroids-to-get-in-shape-for-movie-roles/754589 "2016-06-06T02:20:37Z")
I’ve been a gym rat for most of the last 22 years. While I am certainly no behemoth, I know my way around a gym, and I can put together a few months of high intensity weight training and strict nutrition to get in decen… --- ## [Is Hubbard's Mission Earth series any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hubbards-mission-earth-series-any-good/534697)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hubbards-mission-earth-series-any-good/534697 "2017-11-23T15:54:30Z")
In the final years of wacky Scientology fabricator Ron Hubbard’s life, he wrote a sci-fi series of books called Mission Earth. However, I’ve never met anyone who has read any of them. Have any of you? How are they? --- ## [US Economy and Permanent Job Losses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-economy-and-permanent-job-losses/233360)
**Author:** [@eponymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eponymous)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-economy-and-permanent-job-losses/233360 "2004-03-22T04:09:14Z")
I’ve been reading accounts of the relatively dismal reports on job creation in the US over the last few months (most recent report for February was a net gain of only 21,000 new jobs created). By most people’s accounts,… --- ## [Best Male Actor Of Our Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-male-actor-of-our-time/629380)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-male-actor-of-our-time/629380 "2012-09-04T02:26:56Z")
I think it goes without saying that Meryl Streep is one of the finest actresses to have ever lived, and certainly the greatest of our time. There are plenty of fine actresses who are phenomenal in their own right, but no… --- ## [Actors and characters that share first names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-characters-that-share-first-names/597926)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-and-characters-that-share-first-names/597926 "2011-09-30T16:14:56Z")
On The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ted Knight played Ted Baxter. What other regular cast members on TV have shared first names with their characters? --- ## [Has there ever been a better "story song" than...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-better-story-song-than/734526)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-better-story-song-than/734526 "2015-10-18T02:18:15Z")
Ever since I was a little kid VAUGHN MONROE, GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY, A COWBOY LEGEND has been the Gold Standard for such things for me. If that’s not your basis for comparison, what is? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Ask the Show/Pet Rat Breeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-show-pet-rat-breeder/587879)
**Author:** [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-show-pet-rat-breeder/587879 "2014-10-25T01:50:10Z")
shrug Why not, right? I breed rats for the last 17 years. It’s always been a matter of breeding for pets and never for feeders. My rats are all pedigreed, I’ve been working with the same consistent bloodlines at this po… --- ## [Independents: What do you think of Palin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independents-what-do-you-think-of-palin/461951)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independents-what-do-you-think-of-palin/461951 "2008-09-12T21:12:07Z")
It’s pretty clear that conservatives are enamored by her and liberals think she is totally unfit for VP, but it’s not so clear what independents here think. So, if you are independent (e.g. have voted for both parties i… --- ## [I just updated to Windows 10 and you can too if you want](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-updated-to-windows-10-and-you-can-too-if-you-want/726549)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-updated-to-windows-10-and-you-can-too-if-you-want/726549 "2015-08-16T16:42:12Z")
Today is the official release date for Windows 10. It is a free and very major upgrade for all Windows 7 and 8.x users that will staged as an automatic download for users in the upcoming weeks or months. However, you can… --- ## [Michelle Bachman (R, Batshit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-bachman-r-batshit/486292)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michelle-bachman-r-batshit/486292 "2009-02-20T04:18:01Z")
I could have taken the easy route, said “loon” (Minnesota state bird, ya know, you betcha). But the loon is a lovely creature, whose cry by sheer coincidence sounds as though the Goddess, in Her wisdom, deliberately mad… --- ## [Amazon.com removes queer and trans books from bestseller lists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-removes-queer-and-trans-books-from-bestseller-lists/492853)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-removes-queer-and-trans-books-from-bestseller-lists/492853 "2009-06-29T14:12:33Z")
It’s come to my attention that a number of gay authors found that the sales ranks had been removed from their books at amazon.com, preventing them from showing up on the best-seller lists and in certain searches. An aut… --- ## [Soaking the rich. What's the problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-the-rich-whats-the-problem/509588)
**Author:** [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-the-rich-whats-the-problem/509588 "2009-09-28T18:21:27Z")
Do we really believe that if the rich are taxed at the older higher rates that anything bad will happen? If those foolish bankers that ruined their banks hadn’t collected their ungodly bonuses, would they really live any… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=418&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=420&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)